Lots of interesting news today

kaiser715 said:
I don't understand why ER's don't just have two distinct sides -- one for 'real' emergency care, the other - totally separate section - an urgent care for all the cold, flu, stubbed toe people. Staff it with PA's. Triage, you go left or right. Don't let them overload the ER.

(The real reason--more patients > more overload > more federal funding. There is good incentive to take anyone and everyone.)
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... because we already have tons of separate urgent care places that do exactly that?
Our regional hospital has one right down the street.
I guess the problem is they don't have somebody saying, "Go there instead."
 
jeepinmatt said:
But then he drove himself to the hospital. By doing so didn't he just prove the point of the low cost intermediary that exists because of people like him?
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yes, he took the liability upon himself to do that.
Dude had appendicitis. Could have been no big deal for days... could have ruptured on the way there... then what?

In this case Uber (or that driver, depending on contract) is taking on the liability of a potential major health incident. They (Uber) specifically put themselves in this situation by setting up this scenario, knowing it was for a potential emergency situation.
 
benXJ said:
what if he started hemorrhaging with 10 miles to go while in a taxi?
ambulances exist for this very reason.
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Better off than in his own car. That's the great paradox here. My grandmother was one of those people who would call 911 and get taken to the hospital in an ambulance mostly just for the attention. Call 911, complain of chest pain, free ride on the attention express.
 
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